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Defender
Studio album by Rory Gallagher
Released	July 1987
Recorded	1987
Studio	The Point, London; Olympic Studios, London; West 3 Studios, London; Music Works, London; Redan Studios
Genre	Blues rock
Length	55:25
Label	Capo/Demon
Producer	Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher chronology
Jinx (1982) Defender (1987) Fresh Evidence (1990)

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Defender is the thirteenth album and tenth studio album by Irish musician Rory Gallagher. Coming after a five-year hiatus from the recording studio, it was his first album released on the Capo label.

The song "Continental Op" was inspired by the nameless fictional detective created by Dashiell Hammett, and was dedicated to Hammett.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rory Gallagher except where indicated.

Side one

1. "Kickback City" - 4:49
2. "Loanshark Blues" - 4:27
3. "Continental Op" - 4:33
4. "I Ain't No Saint" - 4:58
5. "Failsafe Day" - 4:23

Side two

1. "Road to Hell" - 5:32
2. "Doing Time" - 4:06
3. "Smear Campaign" - 4:47
4. "Don't Start Me Talkin'" (Sonny Boy Williamson II) - 3:35
5. "Seven Days" - 5:14

CD bonus tracks, also included as a bonus 7inch single on some issues of the LP

1. "Seems to Me" - 4:52 (Bonus)
2. "No Peace for the Wicked" - 4:09 (Bonus)

Personnel

• Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
• Brendan O'Neill – drums

Invited guests

• John Cooke – keyboards
• Lou Martin – piano on "Seven Days"
• Bob Andrews – piano on "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"
• Mark Feltham – harmonica on "Don't Start Me to Talkin'"

Technical

• Alan O'Duffy – production associate
• Dónal Gallagher – executive producer

References

1. Defender at AllMusic
2. McAvoy, Mark (2009). Cork Rock: From Rory Gallagher To The Sultans of Ping. Mercier Press. p. 131. ISBN 9781856356558.
3. "The P.I. Record Collection". The Thrilling Detective. Retrieved 14 May 2020.

External links

• Rory Gallagher's Official Site

• 1987 albums
• Rory Gallagher albums
• Albums produced by Rory Gallagher